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Making America Less Safe
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed today he had been mistakenly added to a Trump administration Signal chat discussing sensitive military operations in Yemen. The revelation reads like satire: a prominent…
Europe Races to Lure American Scientists
“Europe is investing millions in a flurry of newly announced academic programs, in an energetic effort to lure top American scientists across the Atlantic at the same time President Donald…
Trump’s Moves on Greenland Appear to Be Backfiring
“For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have been trying, as President Trump puts it, to ‘get’ Greenland,” the New York Times reports. “The idea came up in the 1860s,…
Exporters Vie to Shape Trump’s Tariffs
“Ahead of President Trump’s next big trade move, his administration invited companies to weigh in on the economic barriers they faced abroad,” the New York Times reports. “The list of…
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mass Firings
“The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to follow through with its attempt to fire thousands of probationary workers across the federal government,” Politico reports….
Washington Aghast at War Plans Group Chat
“Members of Congress and national security staffers were stunned Monday by a bombshell report that top Trump administration officials — including the vice president and Defense secretary — discussed war…
Why Chuck Schumer Could Be in Trouble
Aaron Blake: “To lead your party in either the House or the Senate is to consent to being disliked. The difficult and often thankless job involves wrangling disparate interests in…
Georgia Plans Mass Cancellation of Voter Registrations
“Georgia election officials plan to cancel about 455,000 inactive voter registrations this summer, one of the largest registration removals in U.S. history,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Save to Favorites
Hegseth Accidently Texted War Plans to Reporter
Jeffrey Goldberg: “The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.” “I, however, knew two hours…
Trump Appoints Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney
President Donald Trump on Monday named Alina Habba, his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, to serve as the next interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, ABC News reports….
Judge Says Venezuelan Migrants Deserved Due Process
A federal judge said the Venezuelan migrants removed by the Trump administration to El Salvador last week deserved to have a court hearing before their deportations to determine whether they…
European Allies Issue Travel Warnings to the U.S.
“Several European countries have adjusted travel guidelines for citizens seeking to enter the U.S. as the Trump administration has implemented several rollbacks on transgender rights,” Axios reports. “Finland, Denmark and…
Americans Are Living in Trump’s Dream
Noah Hawley: “That is what the American experience is beginning to feel like in 2025: not as if we are living in President Donald Trump’s reality, but as if we…
Gulf of Fear
Oliver Darcy: “When the eyes of the world fixated on the stranded NASA astronauts being rescued and touching down back on Earth, every channel danced around what precisely to call…
Trump’s Agenda Remains Stuck on Capitol Hill
“Congressional Republicans left Washington riding high after their big victory on government spending. Now they’re returning to face a brutal reality check: Their legislative agenda is going nowhere fast,” Politico…
Greenland Denounces Upcoming Trip by Trump Officials
Greenland’s prime minister slammed an upcoming trip to the island by Second Lady Usha Vance and other U.S. officials as “aggressive” and a clear show of power, Axios reports. Said…
The Abundance Democrats Need
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book, Abundance, has quickly become the talk of the wonk class — a sweeping attempt to offer Democrats a new north star after years…
The Judiciary’s Last Stand
Tom Nichols: “President Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law in the United States. His assault is already the most hostile and sustained political attack on America’s…
Don Jr. Joins Board of GrabAGun
“A slew of conservative politicians and gun activists, including Donald Trump Jr., and investor Blake Masters, are joining the board of GrabAGun, a digital firearms retailer that plans to go…
Trump Praises Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is “a good guy,” Trump told Clay Travis over the weekend. Said Trump: “I didn’t really know him in the first term. I mean, it’s such a difference…
